NPV (Mason Products)_1 (1) - Mason Products You are a new...

Mason ProductsYou are a new financial analyst with Mason Products. You will be evaluating two potential investments, both with five-year expected lives and identical initial outlays of$110,000. The required rate of return on both projects is 12 percent. The expected free cash flows from each project are as follows:Project AProject BInitial Outlay-$110,000-$110,000Year 120,00040,000Year 230,00040,000Year 340,00040,000Year 450,00040,000Year 570,00040,000In evaluating these projects, please respond to the following questions:1. Why is the capital-budgeting process so important?2. Why is it difficult to find exceptionally profitable projects? To be "exceptionally" profitable, would indicate that the profit potential is clear, obvious, and certain. And as such, you may be sure that millions like you will see it.And as many of them have the investmentcapital to jump in, you are left behind. Or, even if you have capital, too, the volume of people trying to start the project decreases the profits.Which is why there are so few "exceptional" profits.Try for a "good", or even a "modest" profit.

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